Memorials for two Korean War veterans, late Maj. Gen. John Singlaub and late Col. William Weber, are set to be unveiled at Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, according to the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation (KUSAF), Wednesday. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled for today.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the defense ministry and the military are clashing over the name of a 1,800-ton Navy submarine which was named after an independence fighter. The prime minister seeks to rename the ROKS Hong Beom-do citing the freedom fighter s involvement with the Soviet Communist Party.